It
is 15 years since Archiv brought us Musica Antiqua Köln’s disc
of vocal music by the family precursors of J S Bach. It is perhaps somewhat
surprising that a companion disc of instrumental music should have taken
quite so long to produce. … see Full Review

A
welcome continuation to a reissue series (evidently originating from
Sony UK and not yet picked up by the label’s benighted American division).
Further releases are urgently anticipated; Delians especially will have
their own wants lists. See
Full Review

These
two sets represent that powerful combination of historical significance
and pleasurable listening enhanced by beneficial developments in recording
techniques so evident when you compare the sound on the first two volumes
with that on the present two. … see Full Review

Rebecca
de Pont Davies has something very specially of her own to offer. This
CD is assuredly worth the attention of all those who do not restrict
their horizons to music they already know and performers that are household
names. … see Full Review

Vincent
Villadongas has an exemplary pedigree particularly throughout South
America and plays not only with virtuosity, which is necessary, but
also with a natural musicality and elegant sense of phrasing. … see
Full Review

All
these works inhabit a traditional soundworld that is communicative and
enjoyable. The Jupiter are full of character and vitality, with a tonal
blend that recalls their many illustrious predecessors and continues
the great tradition of Czech string quartet playing. Confidently recommended.
see Full Review

One
does not know where to begin with praise for these discs. This particular
one has so many discoveries on it that one wants to explore so many
new avenues of listening pleasure. Great stuff and well played too!
… see Full Review

This
generously filled box is a memento of what has happened over the last
fifty years of the Q.E.C.’s history. It contains many fine performances
of well-known "war horses" as well as of some of the test
pieces written for the finals, some of which have never been played
since then, though some of them are really fine works. The sound of
these live performances is globally quite satisfying though some recordings
show their age. … see Full Review

There
are far too few recordings of harp music, particularly modern harp music,
in the catalogue. Lorelt are to be congratulated for featuring this
fine artist and the music she champions. The recording is excellent
– not too close so that we don’t pick up the mechanical sounds of the
instrument, but close enough to feel the ‘bloom’ of the tone. … see
Full Review

Time
for a re-assessment, and in writing this new study Richard Aldous has
generally been extremely thorough in his research, so much so that there
are clear differences of fact between Aldous and Charles Reid’s Malcolm
Sargent: a biography. … see Full Review

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